so essentially what the house democrats are saying this got 89 votes in the united states senate. huge bipartisan support. it should be voted on as is, rick. >> rick: all of this happens, mike, as we are about ready to close the book on this congress, right? >> that's right. we are less than 48 hours from a new congress being sworn in. so the clock is clearly ticking. there is also the concern about how the worldwide markets will react to this uncertainty. so that is why some house republicans are saying they should take the deal. >> i recognize we don't have the white house, we don't have the senate. and so all things considered, i think this is as good an outcome as we could have expected and it moves us toward, you know, issues that i think work more to our advantage and on to political ground that's a lot firmer for us. >> so he is saying that they can fight spending on future deals to come, but there are other republicans who are saying they should fight spending right now, rick. >> rick: mike emanuel up on the hill. thanks very much. white house officials say that president